Melted Mirror
Past Life has its stylistic origins in post-punk, but emerges as more of an electro-goth work of art.
Motherhood
Big, ambitious ideas about what a pop song can be, while never getting lost in its own artiness to stop being fun.
The Cosmic Range
The Gratitude Principle is a release that invites you to sit and soak in it’s textures and sounds.
Kelly Ruth
The album plays perfectly from start to finish, offering a profound ability to have its listener ponder all aspects of life on this planet and how we interact with it.
Maddie Storvold
Freedom, Books, Flowers and the Moon is a huge leap forward for Storvold, one that has the folk world buzzing.
The Prettys
With three different songwriters contributing tracks, the album never dulls and continually offers a new take on indie rock.
Daniel Isaiah
Isaiah delivers group of songs that will command your thoughts long after it’s run time has elapsed.
Art d'Ecco
Armed with red lipstick, high heels and a jet-black wig, d’Ecco has a gift for writing songs that impulsively make you want to dance.
Jared Doherty
Small Window is packed tight with a breadth of sounds that are dreamy, ambitious, and very listenable.
Calvin Love
Highway Dancer is Calvin Love at his very best. This is the album for which he should be remembered.
Expanda Fuzz
With the distortion turned up and the tempo turned down, Ottawa’s Expanda Fuzz have found the perfect elixir.
Nancy Pants
Psychic Slush is a release from a band operating at the peak of their songwriting and production abilities, and one of the most fun releases of the year.